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Eastside Live Music Line Up, and One Witch of a Sonic Boom

It’s perched up on the Snoqualmie Ridge, in a planned community that appears as though it was dropped down out of the sky. It’s like this whole town was just built to order in one fell swoop.

I have to say, it is a bit “Stepford Wives” out in that “hood” but to each his own.
BF Mel, and mandolin player extraordinaire, sat in with last night’s band, Random Manor. The place was PACKED! The crowd seemed mostly 30 somethings and Finaghty’s is clearly THE place to be in Snoqualmie.
Thursday is live music night.

The soon to be open Snoqualmie casino will be a haven for live music too. Snoqualmie is really hoppin. And, I just thought it was for skiing and the Lodge. I better get out more.
The grand opening of the Casino in November will feature Jessica Simpson.

At Bellevue’s Vertigo Lounge, Mark Haynie and Steve Rice play October 9. Mark Haynie is the bandleader and front-man for Half Pack LIVE!!! and Steve Rice is his legendary paino man. For this out-of-the ordinary appearance, they’ll stretch into some territory they don’t get to explore with “The Pack.”

They’ll do some original tunes – jazz and otherwise – as well as freshly different versions of popular rock, jazz, R&B and others. It will be intimate, edgy, provocative and very, very sexy.

You can catch some timeless music at Pogacha in Issaquah. Local smooth jazz artist, Darren Motamedy performs every Friday till the 24th of October.

Please check their schedule for other music happenings.

A favorite band of mine will be doing the first concert in many years at the Paramount on Halloween. Have you heard of the Sonics? They did that song “The Witch” back in 64. They are from Tacoma and do the rawest, most raucous garage rock you have ever heard. Of course I was way too young to see them at the famous Spanish Castle back in the 60′s, but thank goodness they are coming to the Paramount for a show. If you love NW rock and it’s roots, this is a don’t miss. It will sell out.